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title: University of San Francisco — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: San Francisco, CA
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $89,812 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $55,032 – $140,551 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $19,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,625 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 70% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $80,141 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 84% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.21× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $61,812 | derived |

**70% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $19,000 (≈ 21% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $24,617 to $154,879 across 43 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $154,879 | $95,800 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Master's Degree | $126,023 | $38,076 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $117,274 | $96,735 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Master's Degree | $103,844 | $41,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $101,719 | $48,713 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $91,668 | $25,286 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Master's Degree | $88,409 | not reported |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $79,314 | $20,250 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $76,025 | $48,010 |
| Biotechnology. | Master's Degree | $73,663 | not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $64,645 | not reported |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $63,672 | $60,995 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Master's Degree | $63,560 | $41,000 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,161 | $21,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,959 | $20,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,400 | $23,250 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,883 | $24,394 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. | Master's Degree | $60,699 | not reported |
| Economics. | Master's Degree | $58,064 | not reported |
| Law. | Doctoral Degree | $57,019 | $182,582 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $56,390 | $79,057 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $55,038 | $40,950 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $54,832 | $35,159 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $53,553 | $34,375 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,399 | $25,000 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,188 | $21,250 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,649 | $19,000 |
| Museology/Museum Studies. | Master's Degree | $47,608 | $43,875 |
| International/Globalization Studies. | Master's Degree | $47,290 | $38,070 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $46,557 | $51,250 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,954 | $24,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,058 | $24,125 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,755 | $21,875 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,193 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,767 | $23,000 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,738 | $24,603 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,349 | $24,995 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | Master's Degree | $33,901 | not reported |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,560 | $23,125 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,329 | $23,250 |
| Area Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,773 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,146 | $23,250 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,617 | $21,000 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore University of San Francisco by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?122612

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